At Singhu border, kirtans replace protest speeches
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Groups from Amritsar, Chandigarh came to site to perform
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Groups from Amritsar, Chandigarh came to site to perform
The crowd at Delhi-Haryana’s Singhu border on Monday morning sat mesmerised in front of the stage. For the past two days, spiritual sermons replaced speeches and announcements for donations.
Protesting farmers on Sunday and Monday commemorated the martyrdom of Guru Gobind Singh’s family and continued with
kirtan, vichar and katha.
Over 20 groups from Amritsar’s Golden Temple and a popular one from Chandigarh had come to perform
kirtan at the site. “We have come here voluntarily and in support of the farmers. We stand by them,” said Hazoori Ragi Shi Darbad Sahib Bhai Devinder Singh.
Delhi CM Kejriwal visits Singhu border, challenges Centre to have debate with farmers | Highlights
Delhi CM Kejriwal visits Singhu border, challenges Centre to have debate with farmers | Highlights
In his second visit to the protest site at Delhi-Haryana Singhu border, Delhi Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chief Arvind Kejriwal challenged Centre to have an open debate with farmers on the contentious farm laws.
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Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal addressing protesting farmers at the Delhi-Haryana Singhu border. (Photo: PTI)
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday made a visit to the Singhu (Delhi-Haryana) border protest site where thousands of farmers have been agitating against Centre s farm laws since a month now.
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1/ 12 A letter written in blood has been sent to Prime Minister Narendra Modi by a group of people who donated their blood at Delhi-Haryana’s Singhu border. Some students extended their support to farmers’ agitation by making paintings showing the sacrifice and highlighted their demands.
In this photo, Farmers show a letter, written with their blood, to be sent to the Prime Minister during the agitation against farm reform laws, at Singhu Border in New Delhi. (Image: PTI)
2/ 12 Farmers block a road during their protest against the Center s new farm laws at Ghazipur border in New Delhi. (Image: PTI)
From Ferozepur to Singhu on bicycle
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Landless labourer pedals 420 km braving cold weather to reach protest site
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Landless labourer pedals 420 km braving cold weather to reach protest site
Gurwinder Singh rode 420 km for four days on his bicycle and reached Delhi-Haryana’s Singhu border on Monday night. The 29-year-old from Ferozepur said he considers this protest a place of worship.
Around 2.30 p.m. on December 18, Gurwinder, a daily wage labourer, began cycling to the Capital, covering himself in a sweater, a hoodie and a thick shawl traditionally called
loi. “We have one bike at home but there are two others who drive it and there are also little children. For their needs, the vehicle should be there. Buses and trains would have been expensive. So, I sat on my cycle and started,” he said.
Centre Asks Protesting Farmers to Specify Concerns, Choose Date for Further Talks
Five rounds of talks between the government and the unions have failed to break the deadlock.
Farmers light candles to pay tribute to those who lost their lives in farmers agitation, during their sit-in protest against the Centres farm reform laws, at Singhu border in New Delhi, Sunday, December 20, 2020. Photo: PTI/Kamal Singh
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New Delhi: The government on Sunday asked protesting farmers’ unions to specify their concerns over its earlier proposal of amendments in the new agricultural laws and choose a convenient date for the next round of talks so that the ongoing agitation could end at the earliest.